Leadership Development

Staff

Michele Aavang

Michele Aavang

4-H Youth Development Educator

Serving Lake and McHenry Counties

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Karla Belzer

County Director

Serving Carroll, Lee and Whiteside Counties

Amanda Bryant

Amanda Bryant Brown

Vermilion County 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator

Serving Champaign, Ford, Iroquois and Vermilion Counties

Tara Buerster

County Director

Serving Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash and Wayne Counties

Chelsey Byers

Chelsey Byers

Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Specialist

Kevin Carey

Kevin Carey

Acting Director of 4-H Youth Development/Senior Program Lead, Positive Youth Development

Shelby Carlson

Shelby Carlson

4-H Youth Development Educator

Serving Henderson, Knox, McDonough and Warren Counties

Beth Chatterton

Beth Chatterton

McDonough County 4-H Program Coordinator

Serving Henderson, Knox, McDonough and Warren Counties

Michelle Cox

Michelle Cox

Extension County Director

Serving Lake and McHenry Counties

Katie Duitsman

Katie Duitsman

4-H Youth Development Leadership Specialist

Andrea Farrier

Andrea Farrier

4-H Youth Development Educator

Serving DuPage, Kane and Kendall Counties

Dustin Fritsche

Dustin Fritsche

Community and Economic Development Program Coordinator

Serving Calhoun, Cass, Greene, Morgan and Scott Counties

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Katharine Girone

Ag in the Classroom Program Coordinator

Serving Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall and Putnam Counties

Krista Gray

Krista Gray

Fulton County 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator

Serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria and Tazewell Counties

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Jessica Jaffry

4-H Youth Development Educator

Serving Christian, Jersey, Macoupin and Montgomery Counties

Jody Johnson

Jody Johnson

County Extension Director II

Serving Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pulaski and Union Counties

Russell Medley

Russell Medley

Community and Economic Development Educator

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

Leonard Parker

Leonard Parker

4-H Youth Development and Metro Educator

Serving Cook County

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Evangeline S. Pianfetti

Government Relations Outreach Associate, Director of Illini Science Policy Program

Illini Science Policy Program

staff photo of Joli Pierson

Joli Pierson

Mason County 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator

Serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria and Tazewell Counties

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Richard Proffer

Community and Economic Development Educator

Serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria and Tazewell Counties

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Judy Schmidt

4-H Metro Youth Development Educator

Serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria and Tazewell Counties

staff photo of Emily Schoenfelder

Emily Schoenfelder

4-H Youth Development Educator

Serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria and Tazewell Counties

staff photo of Lynda Sharp-Lower

Lynda Sharp-Lower

Tazewell County 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator

Serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria and Tazewell Counties

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Kristi Smith

Peoria County 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator

Serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria and Tazewell Counties

Megan Stites

Megan Stites

Vermilion County 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator

Serving Champaign, Ford, Iroquois and Vermilion Counties

Mynda Tracy

Mynda Tracy

4-H Youth Development Educator

Serving Champaign, Ford, Iroquois and Vermilion Counties

Rachel Van Cleve staff photo

Rachel Van Cleve

Fulton County 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator

Serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria and Tazewell Counties

Camaya Wallace Bechard

Camaya Wallace Bechard

Assistant Director, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access